we'll let you know when you might get some breaks coming up. and we're watching if you're hitting the brakes on your morning commute. it's just getting started in some spots. others are just clearing up. christina says the rains are on the way but it's still dry up in san francisco as we take a live look at the bay bridge. the other good news, it is friday eve. thursday, november 15th. this is "today in the bay." it is 5:00 on the nose. good morning, everybody. happy you could get up early with us. i'm jon kelley. >> and i'm laura garcia-cannon. breaking news out of san francisco this morning. police say a woman is behind bars and a pibicyclist in the hospital after a chase eventually ending in a crash. the female driver was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. bob redell joins us live in san francisco we very latest. >> reporter: good morning, laura. we just learned from chp this is

not the first time this woman driver has been arrested for a dui or for drinking while driving. she does have previous charges. the accident, the crash, ended up right here. we're on 17th and you can see her car ended up sideswiping this vehicle and there was a bicyclist on the other side. if you take a look at the tape you can see the condition the bicyclist was in as he was put into the ambulance. the good news is that he was conscious, awake and we understand in spite of the fact that he was on a bicycle and took an impact from another vehicle, he is going to be okay. this started around 2:00 this morning. this woman was trying to get on the 4st street on-ramp to the bay bridge which is shut down. authorities caught her trying to do this. when they alerted her, she took off. there was a chase, it involved 101, mission and it ended up right here where she ended up sideswiping this truck. that woman has been arrested and taken to jail. as i mentioned that bicyclist

suffered minor injuries and is at the hospital. bob redell, "today in the bay." fire crews mopping up after a two-alarm fire there. it started just after 2:00 this morning at a three-story victorian home two blocks north of market street. firefighters hard at work. they believe it was started by a space heater and then spread to the entryway to that home which had been converted into six living units. firefighters were able to keep those flames from spreading but smoke did force temporary evacuation of all 12 residents. >> water on the walls and ceilings have been knocked down but all in all i think everyone came out safely. >> only one of the units sustained any serious damage. new this morning, antioch police had to call in a bomb squad to help investigate an overnight shooting. this all happened late last night in an apartment on sycamore drive.

police say a man was found shot in the head. at this hour we are waiting to find out more details on what else police discovered in that home, but we do know a bomb squad had to be called out to the scene. we'll bring you more information as we get it in our newsroom. pleasanton police are looking for a man they say stabbed another man overnight. police say two men got into an argument at an apartment complex on vineyard avenue last night. that's about a block away from valley view elementary school. one of the men pulled out a knife and stabbed the other man in the chest. he then took off. police say the two men knew each other. the victim is expected to be okay. it is 5:03 right now. a south bay woman accused of killing her partner's mother with a machete is heading back to court later on today. she has pleaded not guilty. prosecutors say she attacked and killed yvonne kirk with a machete and then told police a

man came and attacked both of them. she did live with kirk's daughter. today's hearing starts at 2:00 in the santa clara county courthouse in san jose. students at uc schools are waking up early this morning to demand the regents stop raising tuition. dozens of students camped out overnight at ucsf. the board has a second day of meetings today. that's where christie smith joins us live with more on what the university wants and why students say it is just not fair. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. we're seeing uc police driving around and about 35 students are camping inside the quad. they have been here since yesterday. they say that they're going to hit the picket line in just a little while and advance the last day of the uc regents meeting where governor jerry brown made a very rare appearance this week and told the regents that they were going to have to make some heroic moves to save money. students are upset and a little confused that california voters passed proposition 30 bringing in more tax dollars but they're

facing the possibility of more tuition hikes. now, the regents are asking governor brown for about $276 million to keep tuition from going up next year. brown says that's just not realistic, that they need to get more grounded. looking for money-saving options and things like online courses. >> i'm going to try the best i can to keep tuition down and i'm going to try the best i can to get revenue from the state, but i do that in the context of a lot of other claims that people are making. >> reporter: the uc president says that quality has declined with recent deep cuts. he wants to boost spending by about $584 million. he wants the state to help with a funding increase of about $150 million plus $126 million in tuition buyout. funding in exchange for keeping tuition down. if not, he's saying that uc tuition could rise by about 6%. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the

bay." a stolen dog on the peninsula has a community coming together to try and find it. this dog no ordinary puppy and it was going to be used to help a young woman with special needs. marla tellez is in the newsroom right now and has this story. >> reporter: jon, good morning. earlier this week michael edsub and nina nothing's redwood city home was broken into. the thieves got away with jewelry an electronics but that's not what the couple cares b they simply want this little guy home. take a look at little gus. he's an 11-week-old german short hair pointer mix. he weighs just 12 pounds. michael and nina got him soon after he was born. he was being trained to be a companion dog to their 20-year-old special needs daughter kate. up until thieves broke in monday that's exactly what he was becoming. gus and kate have created a strong bond and without him life is that much harder for kate and they have a message for whatever

took him. >> the loss is that it's our loss. gus is really a special little guy and meant a lot to our family, so we're hoping that, you know, he'll be able to come back. >> we just want our puppy back. >> reporter: to bring gus home, nina and michael are recruiting others to help. this morning we'll be at woodside high school where they're hoping students will get in on the search. they're also offering a reward. if you see gus out and about, please call redwood city police. >> he's such a cutie too. >> those little eyes will break your heart. >> yeah. >> please take the dog back. 5:07. we check in with christina loren. the weather forecast looks like we've got some rain on the way. >> we do. it's going to be a very wet weekend and we start to get our first showers as we head through tonight. it's probably too cold for those pets any longer than 15, 20 minutes where temperatures are dropping into the 30s. 48 in san francisco and 42

degrees in livermore. so basically it's 5:08. now we're expecting our first showers at 5:00 p.m. you've got about 12 hours of dry weather before it starts to get very active around here. let's talk about the two systems headed our way. winds will start to pick up and the showers start i say thursday night because the sun sets at 4:58. heavy rain at times on friday, especially during your morning commute. then we'll get a little bit of a break on saturday. you will be able to get outdoors for a few hours before you next colder system drops in from the gulf of alaska. this will keep showers in the forecast all the way through wednesday of next week. but before those showers thit, temperatures will climb nicely to 70 degrees in livermore, 67 in fremont and 66 in oakland. your full forecast is just a few moments away. we want to really point out that seven-day. if you've got family coming into town or try to get out of town by vehicle. >> maybe the two are related you're getting out of town because your family is coming

into town. just a comment. i love my family. the san mateo bridge moves smoothly. we're picking up the volume just a tad bit in the commute direction, that's westbound across the flat section to the peninsula. we'll look at that coming off of the high rise into foster city. a light, easy drive. there was some concern, some folks called chp and said there's a construction zone at 92 and 101, the transition. a little bit complicated. you know we'll get off of this shot and move to the next one because there's no problems there now. looking over to the bay bridge toll plaza and a smooth drive as well. no backup and of course no metering lights. here's the south bay with 101 through san jose. we'll give you a wider look at the area, but right here you see underneath 680 it's very nice. coming up in a few minutes, i'll tell you about another issue you cannot exit the freeway this morning and maybe saturday. >> brave man, toig with the in-laws. inmates in contra costa county showing their holiday spirit and heart by helping some children in need. nearly 175 prisoners have built

1500 hand made toys. they have also refurbished more than 125 bicycles. that will make for a very merry christmas. county organizations heading to the prison today to collect all the gifts that will be given to the kids for christmas. this is the 17th year prisoners have taken part in this program. it is 5:10. a hollywood director makes a new video aimed at saving a san francisco movie house. plus why pg&e was told it could not do earthquake testing near a central california nuclear power plant. the violence continues in israel and the gaza strip and both sides are taking to social networking to make their case. we'll take a look coming.

welcome back, everyone. it's 5:13.

israel and hamas on the edge of full-out war this morning. three israelis killed by rocket attack a day after israeli air strike. scott mcgrew says the two sides both using social media in ways never before tried. interesting. >> reporter: it is strange and it's fascinating and it's a bit chilling, laura. hamas military leader was killed in an israeli air strike and that was posted to youtube. meanwhile, israeli president perez announced the killing on a posting on facebook. he was most extreme man, wrote perez, in charge of the attacks and assassinations from gaza to israel. meanwhile, the israeli defense force tweeted out this, a poster of sorts, that lists jabari's crimes with the stamp eliminated across it. and then tweeted we rec that no hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders, show their faces above ground in the days ahead.

the opposition taking to flickr. some pictures are so graphic we can't show them on television. al jazeera live tweeting. you are looking at a live picture of the gaza strip provided by nbc cameras where we have seen air strikes. al jazeera's correspondent at one point in his live tweets said missiles and bombs were falling faster than he could type. we will continue to watch this, but again an interesting use of social media and the internet as the coverage of this war continues. that's the technology side. let's move on to business. we turn to seema mody. she's at cnbc world headquarters this morning. good morning, seema. >> reporter: a very good morning to you. let's take a look at the markets. futures a touch higher after stocks sold off yesterday on continued concerns about whether congress will reach a budget deal to avoid the fiscal cliff at the end of the year. investor anxiety was also ratcheted up on the news of israeli air strikes on the gaza

strip. we do get data out on unemployment and consumer prices and earnings from retail giants walmart and target, so those will likely be market movers. in terms of how we ended yesterday. the dow falling to a four-month low to close at 12,470 and the nasdaq losing 37 to close at 2846. back to you. >> all right, thank you. jon, seema mentioned the israeli unrest affecting the markets this morning. benjamin netanyahu about to have a press conference. we've been watching that on satellite as well. we'll continue to update you on all of this. >> okay, scott. we know you'll be on top of it. thank you very much. we told you about this yesterday and now crab season officially starting today. those pots already in the water but fishermen will be allowed to finally pull them up this morning. that means dungeons crab could soon be able tomorrow.

for most people heading into thanksgiving, worth the price. >> a lot of people in the bay area put that on their menu along with the turkey. >> we've got a couple of big storms headed our way. >> you can come over to my house for some imitation crab any time. that's what's serving up hot at the loren household. temperatures are looking good this morning. we are in the 40s and 50s, headed toward the 70s. but this is the last day with the 70s on the temperature map. in fact this is our last dry day before we get into this wet, windy pattern. that's going to start as of 5:00 p.m. tonight. 39 in gilroy, 46 in san jose and 42 in sunnyvale. so hopefully your heater is fully operational because as we get throughout tonight and tomorrow some very cold air on the way. the first system arrives and will break down that big ridge of high pressure that's kept things nice so the timing works out like this. highs will reach the 70s before our first showers start.

today those clouds will thicken up by 3:00 p.m. mostly cloudy conditions. starting to get our first showers at 5:00 p.m. we stop the clock during rush hour and that's when it's really going to be active. we'll get two strong waves of moisture. we get another storm on this one's heels as we head through sunday, but i do think that you'll be able to get outdoors, at least for a little while on saturday. the best time frame looks like 8:00 about noon. maybe even all the way to 3:00 p.m. when you are next system arrives. this is a cold system and packing quite a bit of moisture. it's coming sunday and will linger into monday. the jetstream is taking a significant dip to the south so it's kind of the pineapple express this time of year. it just opens up the flood gates for storms to roll through the bay area where it looks like possibly we'll get another one tuesday into wednesday which is the busiest travel day of the year. 70 degrees in livermore, 67 in fremont. here's your seven-day outlook. rain all the way across the

board and cold rain on sunday. i think we'll also see some thunderstorms. the best chance will be friday into saturday. basically keep in mind heavy rain friday, heavy rain returns sunday into monday and another system will roll through tuesday into wednesday but nothing is heavy as what we're expecting friday and sunday. let's check on your drive with mike. >> if you're planning that sierra getaway, make sure you pack those chains. you'll need them or at least on the way back. looking over to the south bay where the northbound routes looking really good right now. but carrying over from yesterday, we told you about southbound 880 at the alameda, the off-ramp there, that was closed. it continues closed possibly into saturday for this underground pump repair. they need to get that fixed so there's proper drainage. the rain is coming and they don't want to have it fixed. a detour is in place and you'll keep that in mind over the course of the next day. i'll let you know if it opens ever during the morning. we're looking at a smooth drive for a light volume of traffic here.

now west 580 starting to slow down and into livermore this is the tri-valley commute. pretty typical build. a little slowing past north 1st and into livermore itself. for fremont, 880 moves smoothly. the earlier construction heading up toward auto mall parkly has cleared through the roadway. we'll pick up 880 with a live look past the coliseum and continuing with the taillights northbound. construction between the directions. no problems getting through the bridge from the south or the north down the east shore freeway, guys. back to you. california's coastal commission has unanimously rejected pg&e's plan to study offshore earth wake faults near the diablo nuclear canyon plant. it would have allowed the utility to blast the sea bed with air cannons. pg&e says the research is aimed at better understanding fault lines to determine how safe the plant would be in the aftermath of an earthquake. the coastal commission says the

blast have disoriented, deafens or even killed marine life nearby. food banks across the bay area asking for your help. second harvest food bank say they're only halfway to collecting turkeys for thanksgiving day. if you'd like to step in and help donate, you can drop off turkeys at their san jose location. you can also donate at their san carlos center on bing street. second harvest in addition to turkeys also need canned food and cash to help families throughout the entire year. >> makes a difference. well, the man who brought us iconic films such as hairspray is throwing his support behind a struggling mission district movie house. john waters released a video pledge on youtube to help keep the roxie theater alive. the theater has also created an online donation drive. as of yesterday afternoon, 14,000 of the $60,000 goal had already been raised, so a big name behind that. >> john waters, definitely

animated there. he's one of hollywood's most colorful characters. >> i would imagine. >> 5:20 right now. coming up, the big announcement that could keep a popular music festival in the bay area around for a very long time.

welcome back, everyone. what a beautiful live look outside this morning, isn't it? some early morning shots, cities all illuminated. we'll check in with christina. it's 5:23. a billing issue over office supplies may put one bay area city in the red. an audit released yesterday shows palo alto was overcharged between $200,000 and $400,000 by office max because it didn't receive discounts laid out in the contract and because of unauthorized changes to pricing. the audit covers the period

between november, 2007, and may of last year. on average the city spends $250,000 per year on supplies for its 13 departments. a lot of post-its. >> indeed. those cold temperatures outside probably gave it away, but summer, as you know, may be over. that's not stopping fire crews for getting set for all those wildfires and actually preparing against them. weather permitting, cal fire will conduct a controlled burn today at the grant ranch county park just east of san jose. fire crews hoping to clear dry brush which could fuel a wildfire. the popular outside lands music festival -- the park commission is considering a contract extension that could make it an annual fixture in golden gate park. it could happen through the year 2021. the new contract would allow an additional 10,000 attendees per

day and give the city a bigger slice of ticket revenue. the contract has to be approved by the board of supervisors, and the city has received more than $6 million in revenue from that outside land festival since it started in 2008. big money maker. big crowds. >> and a big bash about to get bigger. >> big dancing too. >> get your groove on. wait until the 6:00 hour, it gets really hot. >> 5:25. christina loren is here. mother nature about to get her swerve on as well? >> she is, but nothingike what you two can pull off. dance party during the breaks. temperatures are looking good. if you want to get outdoors, this is your last dry day. 70 in livermore, 67 in fremont, 66 in san francisco. beautiful temperatures. it's been really nice around here. everything changes. as of 5:00 p.m. we start to get our first showers. winds are going to pick up all across the bay area. this is your time to tie down

any loose objects and bring in anything that you don't want to get wet. potentially up to two inches. first let's check your drive. good morning, mike. >> an easy drive but picking up the volume here through palo alto. northbound 101 shows a few more headlights. we'll give you a look at the maps. the speed sensors, no problem. after early slowing through a construction zone right around 92 things are moving clearly and everything has picked up for 101 and 280 in between sometian matd the city. right now very easy and actually no construction getting off of that bay bridge either. smooth drive off of the toll plaza. we'll give you a live look at the toll plaza. the volume just picking up a tad bit. east shore freeway and the maze, no delays, guys. back to you. still to come on "today in the bay" an update on some breaking news that we've been following all morning long. a drunk driving crash sending a cyclist to the hospital. we'll have the latest coming up next. and police in belize continue to search for software

tycoon john mcafee. and for the first time today, we'll hear from him.

>> reporter: new this morning, students camping out in advance of the uc regents meeting. they're about to pick up their picket signs. we'll tell you what they want coming up in a live report. we have more details about a body found near the uc berkeley campus. what police are saying about the deadly discovery. and we'll look here at fremont, 880 moves smoothly past the auto mall park sign. i'll show you where we have some brake lights already cropping up today, this thursday. taking a live look outside this morning. a beautiful way to start our thursday, november 13th. enjoy this dry morning. that rain is coming, as mentioned. this is "today in the bay." good morning to you and thanks for joining us. 5:30 now. i'm laura garcia-cannon.

>> and i'm jon kelley. good morning, everybody. college students speaking out and camps out against tuition increases at uc schools. they have pitched those tents at ucsf outside of the board of regents meeting that is expected to continue today. christie smith is live at that campus where students are already up and getting out of those tents. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning to you. about 35 of them, they have been camping out since yesterday, getting ready for that regents meeting that starts at about 8:30 this morning. one of the people who has been out here since yesterday is student robbie nelson. good morning. you are a grad student at uc berkeley. >> yes. >> reporter: you're hoping to speak. what message do you want the regents to hear from you. >> well, a couple different ones. first of all, we see the uc as in a crisis of priorities rather than a budget crisis. the money is there. californians have just voted themselves willing to raise taxes on the wealthy to fund education. we're here at ucsf. the uc medical centers last year

grossed $900 million of profit, all of which went back into further construction of hotels and medical centers. the university -- the uc office of the president has a $557 million budget in the upcoming fiscal year. the money is there. it's a crisis of priorities. and we demand that tuition roll back instead of tuition increases. we think we should be putting ourselves on a path towards accessible, truly accessible public education for all catch anz, not debt financed accessible public education. >> reporter: real quickly i want to show you some of the numbers the uc president is saying that the quality of education has declined. he wants to boost spending by $548 million. he wants the state to help with a funding increase of $150 million, plus $126 million in a tuition buyout. funding in exchange for keeping

tuition down. if not, he's saying uc tuition could rise next year by at least 6%. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." meantime this morning uc berkeley police trying to figure out what killed a man whose body was found near the road in the berkeley hills. uc police found him late last night near grizzly peak boulevard. the independent news site berkeley side reports the man was in his 20s and was reported missing by a friend earlier that day. investigators say the exact cause of his death is unclear, but they do not suspect foul play. also this morning the prime minister of belize asking software founder john mcafee to give himself up and surrender. police would like to talk to him about the death of his neighbor last week. mcafee claims he is being framed and is refusing to turn himself in. in a phone conversation with the associated press, mcafee explains. >> in their hands, i think is lunacy. i really do. what i can expect is that they

will do what they do. beat me soundly until i confess to a multitude of sins, including, i guess, the murder of jimmy hoffa, and then simply execute me. and the execution would be the preferred method. and here in belize, people die in prison constantly. >> for the record mcafee has been leading an eccentric life since selling his stake in the tech company in the mid-'90s. neighbors say he did have a testy relationship with his neighbor. closing arguments week being held in the sentencing phase of the man who killed an ex-girlfriend and her friend. nathan about yours, who is defending himself, took the stand yesterday telling jurors to flip a coin to determine his fate. he said heads would mean the death penalty, tails would mean life in prison without parole. >> that has been a bizarre trail from the beginning. we'll keep an eye on that. it is 5:34 and back to business after san francisco city hall went dark following a

small electrical fire. firefighters say an electrical panel started smoking and then activated a sprinkler system in the basement. that happened on tuesday night. power was cut to many exterior lights, including the big dome on city hall. hundreds of people were escorted out of the building safely. power was fully restored last night and all business set to resume this morning. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. we also continue to follow breaking news out of san francisco for you where a woman is behind bars and a bicyclist in the hospital after a police chase through the streets of san francisco eventually ended in a crash. bob redell joins us with the very latest. >> reporter: good morning to you, laura. that crash ended right here where we're standing right now, 17th and van ness. you can see the driver of this car sideswiped this truck and took out a signal box where the city of san francisco is trying to get back up an running because now there are no lights in this intersection. that driver, who ended up stopping here, was forced to because she crashed, was

arrested for driving under the influence. chp tells us this would not be the first time for serena borrows. the 23-year-old woman has been arrested for dui at least three times before. and this was not her first collision this morning. at chp pursued her throughout the city, not far from here at 15th and na tomah he allegedly hit a car that rolled into a bicyclist. you can see the video of the bicyclist. he is krconscious and looks lik he'll be okay. he was taken to the hospital as a precaution and it's expected that he will be released soon if not already. now, this chase began around 2:00 this morning as she tried to get onto the fourth street on-ramp to the bay bridge. which was closed at the time. chp tried to pull her over. she led them on a chase on 101 and local streets. she never went faster than 55 miles an hour. she does face several charges, including felony hit and run,

dui and an enhancement because she has been charged with dui three times before. again, that bicyclist, if not already, should be released from the hospital. he's going to be okay. bob redell, "today in the bay." 5:36. christina loren is back telling us about a cool start to the day and some rain on the way. >> yeah, lots of it. lots of rain on the way. in fact the entire seven-day forecast shows you showers all the way down the line. now, temperatures this morning are cool. cool enough for that jacket. you also want to bring that umbrella with you even though we're not expecting our first showers until 5:00 p.m. tonight. we are expecting that fog to roll right back in at 3:00 p.m. today and that could generate some significant and steady drizzle. 48 degrees in san francisco to start, 46 in san jose, 39 in gilroy. we stop the clock for you at 8:00 a.m. of the starting to get a little bit more cloud cover but mostly clear over the greater bay area. by 1:00 clouds start to come in

from the south. mostly cloudy conditions and then the rain arrives at about 5:00 p.m. but not before we hit the 70s in some cities. today you'll hit about 67 in san jose and 67 degrees today in d redwood city. your full forecast, that seven-day is on the way. the next few days you'll have limited opportunities to get outdoors. 5:37, let's check on your drive. friday eve. good morning, mike. >> good morning, good morning. hey, we'll look at the san mateo bridge where the volume is really picking up over the last 15 minutes. we're seeing many more taillights and headlights coming over the peninsula. we will look at the maps and show you things are pretty calm. 880 showed a little slowing coming through san leandro from the north. things have calmed down but we may have the build starting there as well as 238 out of castro valley. now, 580 clearly shows that, speeds coming down into the upper 50s. the volume just increasing through this area. a live look outside shows you

how things are shaping up for the north bay. starting to pick up the number of cars. no delays through novato and into san rafael. back to you. it is 5:38 right now. a possible settlement in the criminal case over the bp gulf oil spill. and major league baseball gets ready to announce mvps and things are looking real good for buster posey. that story still ahead.

good morning and welcome back, everybody. it is 5:40. there is new evidence this morning the affair between david petraeus and his biographer, paula broadwell, may have, may have involved a security breach. we've also learned petraeus will now in fact testify on capitol hill about the deaths in benghazi. tracie potts is live on capitol hill with all the latest on this. good morning. what a web they have woven in this one. >> reporter: a lot going on

here. let's talk first about petraeus, who will testify before the house intelligence committee tomorrow. there are a number of committees doing hearings on benghazi, the deaths in libya, what led up to it, whether there was enough security. he's schedule to testify at least before house intelligence. we're waiting to hear if he will testify before others tomorrow as well and that's going to be behind closed doors. some classified information there. speaking of classified information, turns out fbi investigators apparently found some at paula broadwell's home when she consented to a search of her north carolina home. classified documents. nbc says they're not highly classified. the president says nothing to negatively impact national security. however, how she got them is a question. prosecutors may have to decide whether or not to charge her, depending on how they were accessed. and where all those documents are now. we believe they are all in the hands of government officials who were involved with that search. and then finally this morning, we heard from defense secretary

leon panetta, who says he doesn't believe there's anyone else involved in this situation with general petraeus, general john allen, who now says he'll cooperate with the investigation, jill kelle why, paula broad well, and fred humphries, the fbi agent who initially investigated the case and then was dismissed because of pictures he sent to jill kelley. >> it just gets keeper and deeper. yesterday things got a little heated on capitol hill. the president and john mccain had a little bit of a history. they went back and forth on what was initially revealed about the benghazi attacks. what do you anticipate will come of that? >> reporter: remember susan rice five days after said she thought it had to do with the protests and not with a coordinated attack, which turned out not to be the case. republicans, including john mccain, jumped all over that saying if they send her name to the hill as a possible candidate for secretary of state, and that has been talked about, he's

going to absolutely block that. he doesn't think she gets her facts straight. the president said she was being used as an easy target. they were trying to besmirch her reputation. he called it outrageous and said they should go after me. >> the slugfest continues. tracie potts, thank you very much. well, this afternoon as well, talking about president obama, he is going to tour some of the areas hardest hit by superstorm sandy. the president will meet with families, local officials and first responders who have been dealing with the aftermath of that deadly storm that slammed the northeast. more than 100 people died, entire towns leveled, tattered shells, concrete slabs, all that's left. thousands are still without power and moving forward continues to be a struggle. >> absolute heart break. we had a nice house and family here and we were happy here and it's gone. it's gone. and we're trying to do our best

to get it back. you know, it was our whole life we put out to the curb for the trash. everything from cups and spoons to beds. my children's toys. you know, everything. >> you have to be in almost disbelief. >> today's tour will actually be the president's second visit to that area since the storm. and this morning british oil company bp says it is close to reaching a deal with the u.s. to settle the criminal claims from that gulf of mexico well blowout that happened two years ago. the oil company says negotiations with the department of justice and other government agencies are, quote, advanced. that was back in april, 2010. that explosion and fire aboard the deepwater horizon rig exploded out there killing 11 workers and set off a spill which continued for nearly three months. it looked like it would never end at that point. the settlement is expected to be the largest corporate criminal penalty assessed by the department of justice.

switching gears, it is a big day for giants and their fans. major league baseball will be handing out its largest award today, the mvp. buster posey considered a heavy favorite to bring home that hardware. marla tellez is in the newsroom with more for us. a lot of people rooting this one on. >> reporter: yeah, he has my vote, no doubt about that. good morning, laura. the future is looking good for mr. buster posey. by all accounts as you mensed number 28 is the heavy favorite heading into today's mvp announcement. and to think this was his comeback year after recovering from that brutal hit at home plate in the 2011 season. there it was. posey coming back strong. he ended up leading the nl in on-base percentage hitting 24 home runs and driving in 103 runs. these stats helped him win the league batting title and his second world series ring. the 25-year-old has only completed two full seasons with the giants and each time they have won the world series. now, if posey wins, he will

match a feat accomplished by giants great willie mays in 1954, that's earning a batle batting title, world series and mvp title all in a single year. we should also mention posey is one of five finalists and his closest competitors are cardinals catcher yadier molina and ryan braun, who was last year's mvp. the announcement will come down at 3:00 this afternoon. >> braun already got it. it's posey's turn, right? >> marla, thank you very much. posey's story, just phenomenal. busted up leg, comes back, he was on fire. >> i saw you in the stands watching them boys play. >> i save up a lot of money for those seats. you know what, it's so worth it to get that close to our own san francisco giants. you can't say it enough, world series champions 2012. let's take you outside to san francisco. maybe where some of those boys are waking up this morning.

grab your coat on the way out and grab your umbrella as well because once you leave work, especially if it's around the 5:00 hour, you'll need that umbrella, showers on the way. 48 in san francisco, 49 in napa to start. down in the south pbay, you're t 39 in gilroy this morning. as we head throughout the day today, it works out like. this high pressure starts to weaken. we have two storm systems on the way. both are pretty potent systems. the first one drops in. let's time that out for you and take you through the changes of your thursday. first showers start to arrive as we head through 5:00 p.m. but you will notice those clouds increasing. if you're looking for the sunshine, you're going to get it right off the bat until 10:00 a.m. and then those clouds thicken up. 5:00 p.m. you start to see your first showers creeping up from the south. showers are moving from south to north. stop that clock at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. it's going to be a very tricky commute tomorrow with a lot of rainfall on the way. also if you're trying to get out of town for the holidays, this could come into play as well.

a lot of rain continues all the way through 9:00 p.m. friday. as you head through saturday, i think we'll get a little bit of a break. between 10:00 and 6:00 p.m., especially down in the south bay, we'll see a little bit of sunshine, not a whole lot. partial sunshine. but the good news is you'll be able to get outside without having to dodge showers, at least a few hours before our next colder system drops in from the north. this one also packing a lot of moisture. so rainfall totals will vary across the board. here in san jose we're in the rain shadow of the santa cruz mountains but because that system is coming up from the south, i wouldn't be surprised to pick up an inch and a half in rain in some of your south bay cities. as we head throughout tomorrow, the first system comes through. that's going to be the strongest system of the two. then saturday a little bit of a break. sunday more heavy rain arrives early on. you'll probably be able to get outdoors for the second half of sunday. monday into tuesday, lingering showers. a third system drops in tuesday into wednesday. this ones really hard to gauge

but i can tell you the busiest travel day of the year will likely include at least light showers. 5:49. let's check on the drive with mike. >> yeah, and you know what, today, an i'm guessing today and tuesday will probably be the heaviest commute judging by folks trying to get in and finish work this week and taking off the next couple of days because of the holidays. here's that burst through san jose, north 101. we see this and it's causing some slowing on our maps. look at this, north of 680 up toward 880 that's where that burst of traffic kicks in. the first burst just before 6:00. also a note here if you're traveling south 880 trying to get off at the alameda, a problem just like it was all the day yesterday. there's a drain that has to be repaired, a pump there and they have to close the offramp so there are detours posted. i'll let you know if it opens up during the morning show but probably not until this evening by the very earliest. back to a live shot. palo alto picks up the volume but the speeds hold up all the

way into the city. the golden gate bridge no problems. and the bay bridge also starts the backup for cash lanes only, guys. back to you. >> thank you very much. 5:50 right now. a bay area startup offering ride share apps may be forced to shut down business. the california puc issuing lyft and side waur cease and desist orders. they were fined $20,000 for illegally operating. the cpuc says the companies are working without proper licensing and insurance. lyft says it's not a taxi company so the regulations don't apply. they also say they're following the rules. >> we have a million dollar excess liability insurance policy that covers the individuals that are using our platform. the puc for the entities that they do regulate has a requirement of $750,000. >> lyft is appealing that fine and plans to continue operating. it's 5:51.

coming up, guy fieri burned. we'll give you a taste of the scathing review for his new restaurant. and that drink in particular. meanwhile apple issuing checks today. we'll take a look at the big money coming up in business news.

bay area celebrity chef guy fieri on the wrong end of the review. i don't think i've ever heard one this bad. "the new york times" food critic gave his new restaurant zero stars. nothing. the article took the form of an open letter to fieri saying things like, hey, did you try that blue drink, the one that glows like nuclear waste?

the watermelon margarita? any idea why it tastes like some combination of radiator fluid and formaldehyde? it's not the first bad review of the restaurant but certainly the most brutal. fieri will get his chance to respond this morning on the "today" show coming up at 7:00. >> wow. all right, meantime investors waiting to be served up a nice, piping hot apple check this morning. scott mcgrew, apple handing out some money? >> with no cheese on top. apple sits on $121 million in cash. it's going to hand out some of that in morning. if you bought apple stock no later than monday, you will get a check, $2.65 for every share you own. a total dividend of $2.5 billion coming out of cupertino this morning and into people's pockets. meanwhile, shares of facebook jumped almost 13% wednesday, the day the final lockup ended for

facebook employees. you'd think shares would fall because 700 million more shares were suddenly available on the market. well, it turns out those employees didn't try to sell. they're holding on to stock. that's a good sign. investors bid the shares higher. the broader indices are at a three-month low this morning. lots of pressure downwards. you've got greece, you've got the fiscal cliff. real concern also about an all-out war in the middle east. violence between hamas and israel continues. both sides are using social media this morning to make their case in ways that we've really never seen before. we're going to take a closer look at that coming up in about 20 minutes. >> yeah, really intriguing stuff over there. 5:55 right now. intriguing weather coming our way. enjoy the dry morning. tomorrow is going to be a mess. >> yeah, we're going to have a very rough commute tomorrow, but mike and i will be here to guide you through it and hopefully make it a little easier for you. temperatures will climb into the 70s.

in livermore, for example. 66, not much cooler at the coast in san francisco and 67 in santa cruz. as we head throughout this evening, showers arrive at about 5:00 and then we get into this wet pattern that continues all the way through wednesday of next week so a lot to talk about in your full forecast. mike is here to help you get out that front door on a good note. >> we'll take you over here. this is a beautiful flow of traffic across that san mateo bridge but all the headlights about doubled in volume over the last half hour. still smooth until you got to the 101 interchange. just a couple of minutes ago you had red showing up and now we're back to orange and yellow. that means speeds are coming up a bit. through this construction zone, the cones were setup in a way that drivers were a little confused and that might be what's going on as they may be picking up those cones right now as we speak. just use caution for the time being. we have some slowing for the east shore freeway. a live look shows you all the

headlights but it's still moving. back to you. >> picking up out there, thanks. the time is 5:57. still ahead, firefighters called to the scene of a two-alarm fire overnight. we'll have all the details coming up. alright let's break it down. mom, pop it. ♪ two inches apart, becky. two inches. t-minus nine minutes. [ ding ] [ female announcer ] pillsbury cinnamon rolls. let the making begin. ♪ that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun.

i wild police pursuit with a car plowing into a bicyclist. an apartment unit becomes the scene of a crime. the bizarre scene police found when they arrived and what's being done to track down the triggerman. plus flames and smoke are the wake-up call in san francisco. a victorian apartment going up in flames and firefighters say they know how this one started. and it's a cold start to the day, less than 12 hours out from a wet pattern that extends well into next week. your full forecast is moments away. and it looks like the toll plaza might be the place to be and nimitz through union